Eight Years On
[Jan. 16, 2017]–On this day of observing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, something jiggled my memory, and I went into… Read more »
Personalities
Let’s Get Personal
Shortly after a round of golf at the La Moraleja Club near Madrid in October, 1977, Bing Crosby dropped dead… Read more »
Seve, the Tearjerker
[April, 2016]– I suspect it would be difficult even for Paul Azinger to remain dry-eyed through a showing of “Seve,… Read more »
Of Time and Tide
It’s a minor annoyance to me when traveling to distant courses that few of the hosts seem to know what… Read more »
Going the Distance
[This one was evergreen when I wrote it in 2015 and updated it in 2021. But it should be noted… Read more »
Good Old Days, Brand New Swing
Sit by yourself in a restaurant, start doodling on the paper tablecloth, and you never know where it might take… Read more »
Back to Mississippi
In early November, in what used to be considered the end of the PGA Tour season, the fourth tournament of… Read more »
Tom Doak’s Five-Year Plan
I played a memorable round at Crystal Downs with Tom Doak a couple of years back. Two other golf journalists… Read more »
Mellencamp and Hartough Make the Cut in Augusta
The last day of this year’s Masters is also the last day of the exhibit “American Dreams: Paintings by John… Read more »
History Lessons, and Lessons
Maybe the hour has arrived to call a timeout on golf books that put a particular tournament under the microscope…. Read more »
